Q2 Earnings Estimate for BKV Issued By KeyCorp (NYSE:BKV)

BKV Corporation (NYSE:BKV) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BKV in a report issued on Wednesday, April 1st. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.40. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BKV’s current full-year earnings is ($1.82) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for BKV’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

BKV (NYSE:BKV) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $259.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $268.05 million. BKV had a net margin of 17.16% and a return on equity of 7.91%.

BKV has been the subject of several other reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of BKV from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Mizuho raised their price objective on BKV from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of BKV in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BKV in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of BKV in a report on Thursday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.38.

BKV Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BKV opened at $27.58 on Friday. BKV has a one year low of $15.00 and a one year high of $32.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.14 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of BKV by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 376,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,076,000 after buying an additional 45,989 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC bought a new stake in BKV during the second quarter worth $8,215,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in BKV in the 3rd quarter valued at $278,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BKV during the 4th quarter valued at $1,509,000. Finally, SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of BKV during the 4th quarter worth $52,000.

Insider Transactions at BKV

In other BKV news, CFO David Tameron sold 7,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.71, for a total transaction of $216,883.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 61,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,839,791.75. This trade represents a 10.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.12% of the company’s stock.

BKV declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, December 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About BKV

BKV Corporation engages in the acquisition, operation, and development of natural gas and NGL properties. It is also involved in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Denver, Colorado with additional offices in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas. BKV Corporation, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Banpu North America Corporation.